Another visit to Mount Usher, Co Wicklow

Last week I went to Mount Usher again on my way to Dublin. It was a fleeting visit but I had a chance to rush round and here are some photos.

The mild climate means that many ‘exotic’ plants thrive at Mount Usher, even after the cold winters 4-5 years ago. The slight mist that was starting to win the battle with the late summer sunlight gives the scene a primeval feel.

Although it is a bit early for autumn leaf colour there are hints of the changes

Even Cotoneaster horizontalis (C. purpureus?) looks good here

The wildflower area, which is not always totally successful, in my opinion, looked good in parts such as here with Rudbeckia triloba and sunflowers

Around the cafe and shops was some interesting plating, repeated again and again. I thought this combination of white cosmos, Nicotiana mutabliis (or N. ‘Marshmallow’) and blue chicory was inspired

You just have to love colchicums right now, even if you also have to curse them in May when their huge leaves die down. Colchicum speciosum ‘Album’ is my favourite

I wonder if they had a dog called ‘Chips’ too

I was especially pleased to see the large bushes of Gevuina avellana. The beautiful leaves would be enough reason to grow this ‘proteaceous’ shrub from Chile but right now it is in full bloom….

… and those creamy white, waxy flowers are wonderfully scented as well as delightful to look at.

There are previous posts about Mount Usher in ‘Gardens’ – right – and there is one below:

thebikinggardener.com/2014/04/13/mount-usher-county-wicklow/

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The Biking Gardener

Professional gardener, author, writer, broadcaster and speaker based in Ireland for three years. Keen gardener who wants to grow everything and anything at least once! Keen biker too with beautiful bike. Has anything brought humankind more fun and pleasure than a garden and the internal combustion engine

I have heard that Mount Usher is not as well maintained as it used to be but the style is Robinsonian and so copes well with being a bit rough round the edges and there is so much to see at every season. It won’t be my last visit this year I hope. I might copy the chicory planting myself – it is such a lovely blue.

I'm Leah, a freelance Photographer born and raised in Macon, GA, USA. I spent 8 years in the wild west and this is my photo journal on life, love, and the spirit of Wyoming. Welcome to Uprooted Magnolia.